The Omicron Variant Causes Global Unrest
Written by Devon Mitchell
Last week, scientists discovered a new COVID variant in Botswana. The Omicron variant, since its first discovery, has been identified in...
Leadership Panel Brings Insight to RC Students
Written by Alexis Barton
On Tuesday, November 9th, a panel of leaders from the Roanoke College community came together to share their experiences of failure,...
Basketball and Fleece Vests: Youngkin Wins the Gubernatorial Race
Written by Edgard Lacayo
Last week, Virginians chose republican Glenn Youngkin as their governor. In a close race against democratic candidate, and former governor, Terry...
Tragedy Strikes at Astroworld
Written by Jack Miller
Last weekend, the Astroworld Festival was held in Houston’s NRG Park. The music festival was showcasing many popular musicians and was...
The PLACE Helps Students Find Their Place
By Devon Mitchell
Roanoke’s Career Services is going through big changes, beginning with its name change. Helping students find Purpose, Life, and Career Exploration is...
Coach Ken Carter on Leadership and Accountability On and Off...
Written by Edgard Lacayo
As part of its speaker series, Pi Lambda Phi invited Coach Ken Carter to give a talk on leadership and accountability...
Student Government Heads Clothing Drive Contest
Written by Devon Mitchell
Fifteen student organizations competed in a clothing drive contest sponsored by the Student Government Association the weeks before fall break. Clothing...
RC Community Remembers James Buriak
Written by Alexis Barton
On August 31st, Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James Buriak tragically passed away in a helicopter crash off the coast of...
Gabby Petito Investigation Sparks Conversation About DV
Written by Jack Miller
Over recent weeks, particularly over social media, hashtags like #justiceforgabby or #whereisgabby began cropping up as a peculiar case started to...
Roanoke Marches Against Reproductive Injustice
Written by Devon Mitchell
On Saturday, October 2nd, more than 600 marchers took to the streets of Roanoke amid worries of the recent abortion laws...
Family Weekend Returns to Roanoke!
Written by Jack Miller
Family weekend is back at Roanoke! After a year in which in-person events had been sadly limited due to the spread...
Roanoke College students & the German federal election
Written by Edgard Lacayo
On September 21st Roanoke College held a panel discussion on the 2021 German federal election. It was held in the Wortman...
The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Jack Miller
This past Thursday, the College was visited by Dr. Sylvester A. Johnson, the assistant vice provost for the humanities and founding director of...
North Korea’s Display of Nuclear Capability
Edgard Lacayo
This past Wednesday, North Korea launched two missiles from a train-based launch pad. South Korea responded three hours later by launching its own...
Roanoke “Resets” Tuition
Devon Mitchell
On September 15th, Roanoke College made the announcement that they would be “resetting” the price of tuition for Fall 2022. At a reduction...
President Maxey Set to Retire In August
Alexis Barton
In an email sent out to the College community on Thursday, September 23rd, Roanoke College President Michael C. Maxey announced that he would...
New Spiritual Programming on Campus
Written by Alexis Barton
Following a year of social distancing and too many Zoom meetings to count, both new and returning students at Roanoke are...
Maroons Hopeful for Healthy School Year
Written by Jack Miller
As students return to campus, and in-person activities begin to resume after a year of remote activities, Roanoke College continues to...
A New Semester for SGA
Written by Devon Mitchell
The Student Government Association Senate is back in session after the summer recess. The Senate meets Thursday, September 9th to welcome...
Congratulations to the Retiring Class of 2021
Written by Devon Mitchell
As the Roanoke College Class of 2021 moves their tassels to the left side of their cap, some of their beloved...
